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Bluestem, Sand
(Andropogon hallii)
Sand Bluestem is a native warm season perennial grass. It is a tall grass grow-
ing approximately six feet tall with eight
to twelve inch leaves extending from
the stem. Bluestem spreads by seed and rhizomes. The rhizomes help this grass to withstand close grazing and to spread more rapidly when properly managed.
Sand Bluestem is one of the more impor- tant grasses on sandy land ranges. It is palatable to all livestock but not as much as its close relative, Big Bluestem. It is a good forage producer and provides excel- lent grazing.
It is best adapted for loams to deep sandy soils throughout the central part of the United States from Texas to Canada. It has been successfully seeded in mixtures on sandy land.
The light-weight chaffy seed are usually planted 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inch deep in blends with other native varieties using a chaffy grass drill. A seeding rate of 6 to 10 pure live seed pounds per acre is recommended.